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How (im)practical would it be to directly drive the compressor of a heatpump by a source of mechanical energy? For some reason I am almost expecting jacquesm t
by _Microft 3y ago
How (im)practical would it be to directly drive the compressor of a heatpump by a source of mechanical energy?
For some reason I am almost expecting jacquesm to show up with some first-hand knowledge ;)
Edit: there is a section on this the end of the article.
- mr_toad 3y agoAren’t the air conditioning units in cars usually belt driven? I can imagine some post-apocalyptic scavenger rigging up an air-conditioning using using a windmill and car parts.
- userbinator 3y agoYou'd need a system with an open-drive compressor (like automotive A/C or very early fridges), and a rather high gear increasion, but it's certainly possible. Imagine something like this with the motor replaced by the windmill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViO3Xky3nYE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViO3Xky3nYE